Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 December 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L950
Location: near Novosibirsk-Severny (North) Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed due to low clouds and fog near Novosibirsk Airport during a flight from Ulan-Bator to Moscow. A right wing struck a radio transmitter mast, resulting in loss of control and a crash.An aircraft crashed due to low clouds and fog near Novosibirsk Airport during a flight from Ulan-Bator to Moscow. A right wing struck a radio transmitter mast, resulting in loss of control and a crash.
Description
The aircraft operated on a flight from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia to Moscow with en route stops at a.o. Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk. Low clouds and fog were in the area as the aircraft approached Novosibirsk Airport at night. While attempting to locate the runway, the right wing struck the wiring of a radio transmitter mast. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Low clouds and fog conditions near Novosibirsk Airport during approach.Low clouds and fog conditions near Novosibirsk Airport during approach.Share on:
